I’ve discovered something: Sinks Canyon – where the river literally disappears underground and reappears, two hours and about a quarter mile later – is much more interesting in August than in June. ‘Way back in June 2003, we…
Holden Beach House Review: Blue Heaven, 108 Raleigh Street
Well, we visited Holden Beach, North Carolina again (in case you missed the post a few weeks ago with a whole lot of pictures I took during our stay)! Because we ended up renting last minute (really, we called up…
Table Mountain – Up and Down the Face Trail
Table Mountain, on the “non-tourist” west side of Grand Teton National Park, has got to be one of our favorite views ever – and I mean that seriously. If you interviewed everyone in the group, they’d probably list that single…
10 of the Best Trails In and Around North Cascades National Park
I absolutely love North Cascades National Park when the weather is nice. It’s filled with that wild wilderness that makes you feel like you’ve really left it all behind, not to mention peak upon peak and tranquil valley after alpine…
Pictures from Holden Beach – May 2016
So I just spent a week and a half at peaceful Holden Beach, North Carolina… We rented a house (review coming soon!), rode bikes, walked the beach
Medicine Bow Museum: Quite the Collection!
Visiting the Medicine Bow Museum in Medicine Bow, WY was a bit of an accident. We hadn’t planned to be in the area at all, but then figured we’d break up the trip by visiting the aircraft arrow in Medicine…
15 of the Best Day Hikes in Southern Utah
If I had to pick one desert state to say was my favorite, Utah would almost certainly win. I love the rock formations, the arches, the canyons, the scrubby desert; it’s all lovely in a very rustic sort of way. …
Scenic Bike Ride: Rochester, Syracuse & Eastern Trail + Erie Canal Path
Well, it’s that time of year again: time for the Big Birthday Bike Ride. A few weekends ago, we loaded up all the bikes, drove down to the far southeast end of the Rochester, Syracuse & Eastern Trail (at Pannell…
The Pass & Views above Upper Darby Canyon
A few months ago, I posted about finding fossils in Upper Darby Canyon on the west side of the Tetons. Well, my goal that day wasn’t fossils; in fact, I didn’t even know they existed until they appeared in boulders…
Taking the Port Townsend Ferry – Fun Stuff
I have to admit, I like ferries. I especially like ferries when they make the drive shorter, save gas money (even with the cost of riding the ferry), and / or are an event unto themselves (like taking the Staten…